Stringed musical instrument



E. PAGETT STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Sept. 14 1926.

Filed April 21, 1925 FIG. E

Patented Sept. 14, 1926. y 1,600,061

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EARL PAGETT, OF PERU, KANSAS.-

STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Application filed April 21, 1925. Serial No. 24,758.

This invention relates to stringed musical the sound box is similar to the upper dianstruments of the VlOlln ty e; and it consists phragm but has outlet openings 25 for the in combining a horn, tor irecting and amsound waves of any suitable size and shape.

plil'ying the sound waves, with a sound box A sound post 26 is inserted in the sound box 6 having vibrating diaphragms under the between the two diaphragms, and preferably str ngs, as hereinafter fully described and is arranged under one leg of the bridge. The claimed. sound box is preferably made of wood simi- In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view lar to that used in making violins. The in of a stringed musical instrument construct strument is preferably played with a violin 55 10 ed according to this invention. Fig. '2 is how, but it may be played by plucking the a side view, drawn to a larger scale, showstrings.

ing the sound box partially in section. Fig. The quality of tone is similar to that of 3 IS a plan view of the sound box from a violin, but is very clear and penetrating. below. The quality of tone can be varied by chang- 60 15 The instrument is provided with a tuning ing the material 01 the diaphragms, and head 6, a neck, and a. finger-board 7, similar n'ietallic diaphragms can be used to advanto those of a violin. The body 8 of the tage. instrument at the other end of the fingerhat I claim is board from the tuning head has a conical 1. A stringed musical instrument, com- 65 sound collecting chamber 10. A horn 12 prising a body provided with a tuning head, of approved tapering shape and proportions a conical sound collecting chamber, and a has its smaller or inlet end 14 connected to horn arranged in line with the tuning head the apex of the chamber 10 in line with on the longitudinal center line of the inits axis. The horn is curved around so that strument extending through the tuning head. 71) its bell 15 projects over the strings 16 of finger board and the center line of the conithe instrument. A tail-piece 17 is secured to cal chamber and connected to the smaller the horn, and the strings are strung between end of the conical chamber; a sound box this tail piece and the. pegs of the tuning mounted on the body over the large end of head. The strings are preferably five in the conical chamber and provided with a diai"; number, and are tuned in the same manner phragm, abridge resting on the diaphragm,

as violin strings. The bell and the larger and a string strungover the bridge between part of the horn are preferably formed of the tuning head and the horn, and attached trumpet brass, and are provided with a slip to the latter.

joint 18 for convenience in carrying the in- 2. A stringed musical instrument as set so .15 strument. The remainder of the horn and forth in claim 1, the said horn having a dethe body of the instrument are preferably tachable bell which projects on the other side formed of cast aluminum, but they may oi? the string from the body and sound box. be formed of any other suitable material 3. A stringed musical instrument as set which is lightand strong. forth in claim 1, the said body, tuning head Sf.

40 A sound box 20 is mounted over the large and conical sound collecting chamber beend of the sound collecting chamber 10, and ing formed integral with each other and of can be secured to the body by screws or other metal.

fastening devices. A bridge 21, similar to In testimony whereof I have affixed my a violin bridge, rests on the upper diasignature.

phragm 22 of the sound box and supports the strings. The lower diaphragm 24 of EARL PAGETT. 

